My 1985 Alfa 33 1.5

[jorritkooistra]

Dear fellow Alfa enthousiasts,

Today I bought the 5th Alfa in my Alfa career. A 1985 Alfa 33 1.5. All original. With books and service coupons. Car has been in storage for the last 17 years. So clearly i have some maintenance today. First thing that broke today is im assuming the master brake cilinder. Put my foot down and went straight trough the floor. Im a mechanic by trade, so all mechanicamechanical componants shall be rebuilt or replaced where neccesary. My plan is to get the car back into perfect mechanical condition. And after thats all done, its time to carve up a mountain. Back in Holland(where i come from) i still have many spare parts, including carbies and some race spec. cams. So the engine should do a little more then standard.



As you can see, the body is very solid. Only one small spot on the roof. But maybe i'll find some rust hidden in this 1985 treasure.

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[Evan Bottcher]

Like!

[lombardi]

Congratulazioni , piu veloce in rosso ,fatta a Napoli..

[jorritkooistra]

My italian isnt that briliant. But i understand congratulations, a red one. Is that correct? The last bit i dont get

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[colcol]

Before you do anything, change the timing belts, should be done after 60,000 klms and 3-4 years, not 17 years, check the bottom of the hatch glass at the edges for ever present rust, but it is 30 years old, one year younger than mine, Colin.

[jorritkooistra]

Before you do anything, change the timing belts, should be done after 60,000 klms and 3-4 years, not 17 years, check the bottom of the hatch glass at the edges for ever present rust, but it is 30 years old, one year younger than mine, Colin.

Yeah i know. Im a mechanic by trade. Might pull the engine out and do everything at once. Gaskets, fluids, seals, belts. Because i can bet on it that the front and rear main or going to leak iff i dont do them...

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[jorritkooistra]

So far, so average... Found a lot of shit im the cooling system. I need all hoses in the engine bay. Everything has gone hard. But i was expecting that. A few pics, for your entertainment.



Need to rebuild pretty much everything, and i need a manifold as well. Its completely rusted trough

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[jorritkooistra]

And this haha. Bought a plate already.

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[310]

nice I like its great to see another 33 saved

[phri]

Hi Jorrit,

That's a copy of my first Alfa back in 1988 in Holland.

[jorritkooistra]

Hi Jorrit,

That's a copy of my first Alfa back in 1988 in Holland.

Another dutchman?

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[phri]

Hi Jorrit,

Yes another dutchy, I settled here 15 years ago. Alfanut too, I am driving a 159 diesel daily and have a gtv3.0 24v to work on and some fun trips.

Hartelijke Groeten

[jorritkooistra]

Hi Jorrit,

Yes another dutchy, I settled here 15 years ago. Alfanut too, I am driving a 159 diesel daily and have a gtv3.0 24v to work on and some fun trips.

Hartelijke Groeten

Ah oke cool. There's a few dutchie's around ive noticed. More then i expected to be honoust. I love australia tho. Its briliant. Way better then cold and rainy holland

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[jorritkooistra]

King springs front and rear


Ready for some red koni's











Still waiting for a lot of parts, they should arrive soon. Also brakes will be upgraded to 284mm discs and matching calipers.

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[jorritkooistra]

Gearbox is nice and clean again. Was covered in oil and mud. Its also time for a gear-selector seal. Because that was leaking just sitting on the bench. Resealed the sump and other parts as well. Quite a bit of muck in there, just cleaned it all out and see in what state she is after I drive it.



Bigger calipers are in as well. Just waiting for discs now. They fill the 15" rim completely. So im expecting some decent stopping power.



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